# Accident 20131006019479A: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli Co 369FF, Paducah, TX, October 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2013, 12:20 local time
- Place: Paducah, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: CUCL
- Location: 33.9394° N, 100.0722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9394&lon=-100.0722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N530KF-2017-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369FF (registry code 3027371, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-heli-369ff) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series (registry code 54584, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-20-30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369FF
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYCE 250 20&30 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,550 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131006019479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON OCTOBER 6, 2013, AT 1220 L, A MD-369 HELICOPTER BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N530KF, OPERATED BY ROGERS HELICOPTER, INC HIT A POWERLINE POLE WHILE CONDUCTING PART 133 OPERATIONS.  THE HELICOPTER WAS HOVERING AWAITING A POWERLINE TO BE ATTACHED TO THE HELICOPTER.  THE HELICOPTER DRIFTED FORWARD INTO THE POWERLINE POLE AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE POLE CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO ROTATE AND STRIKE THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES ON THE SAME POLE AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL STRAIGHT DOWN.  THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED VFR.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WILBARGER COUNTY AIRPORT (F05), VERNON, TEXAS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA008), Oct 6, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369 (N530KF), Paducah, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power transmission line tower while maneuvering to pick up a rope in gusting wind conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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